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An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that ki
Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada,…
Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed
The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed
In Saint Petersburg, Russian scientist Alexander Stepanovich Popov demonstrates to the Russian Physical and Chemical Soc
The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president
Japanese invasion of Taiwan: Battle of Baguashan: The Empire of Japan decisively defeats a smaller Formosan army at…
Japanese invasion of Taiwan: Battle of Baguashan: The Empire of Japan decisively defeats a smaller Formosan army at…
Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D
Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike
The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer S
Assassination of the French President, Sadi Carnot by Sante Caserio during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894)
The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
The first ever motor race is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The fastest finisher was the Comte…
The First Sino-Japanese War begins when the Japanese fire upon a Chinese warship.
The Empire of Japan and Qing China declare war on each other after a week of fighting over Korea, formally…
Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
Mahatma Gandhi forms the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in order to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal.
Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large,